Carnot Cycle Represented on a P-V Diagram
Carnot Cycle
represented on a PV Diagram.Power
Cycle
1st Law:
ΔU = Qnet - Wnet = 0
Qnet = Wnet
Qnet = QH - QC
QH - QC = Wnet
The area enclosed by the path of the cycle is the
net work
produced by thepower cycle
.
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